We are happy to report that Nanny 3 accepted our job offer. We give Mia most of the credit; she has a winning smile and the cutest giggle!
Nanny 3 has her orientation on Friday. She is an exceptional person and we have high hopes.
Nanny 3 has her orientation on Friday. She is an exceptional person and we have high hopes.
Other developments: Mia is having no problems with the chelation treatment. So far, we have been successful in hiding the medication (which consists of rather bitter little white pellets that come in a capsule) in raspberry preserves and chocolate pudding mixed crushed Oreo cookie bits. The secret seems to be having something with a strong, sweet flavor and a texture that masks the pellets. Because the treatment has some risks (like reduced white blood cell count and liver damage), we had to take her in for more blood work on Monday. The very nice phlebotomist remembered Mia from her last blood draw, and greated us with, "I was having a good day until I saw who was next!" My mother will be happy to know that Monday's blood draw was quite a bit less noteworthy than the last (when the needle slipped out of Mia's arm and blood spurted EVERYWHERE as Mia screamed and her horrified Grandmother looked on. What a drama.) At any rate, the Pediatric Toxicologist just called to tell us her blood work is fine.
We still haven't gotten to the source of Mia's continuing diarrhea. Last week, her pediatrician conferred with Mia's Infectious Disease specialist. (Pediatric Toxicologists, Infectious Disease Specialists.... This kid has assembled quite a medical team.) Their first theory (something called C. Difficile) didn't pan out, so now we're investigating lactose intolerance. Our adoption agency has a great post-placement counselor who pointed out that the Chinese have a high rate of lactose intolerance. Off to the supermarket we went to buy Lactaid. We'll be switching from formula to Lactaid gradually over the next few days. We'll let you know how it turns out.
Now, let's get to the fun stuff. Mia is sooooo close to walking. We got her a push toy last week, and she is having a lot of fun with it.
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